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<br />1 <br /> <br />CITY OF MONTICELLO, MINNESOTA <br />WRIGHT COUNTY <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. 632 <br /> <br />ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE TITLE 3 BY ADDING CHAPTER 18 - <br />THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE ENTERPRISES AND MASSAGE THERAPISTS <br /> <br /> <br />CHAPTER 18 <br />THERAPEUTICE MASSAGE ENTERPRISES AND MASSAGE THERAPISTS <br /> <br /> <br />SECTION: <br />3-18-1: Purpose <br />3-18-2: Definitions <br />3-18-3: License Requirements <br />3-18-4: Exceptions <br />3-18-5: License Application <br />3-18-6: License Fees <br />3-18-7: Persons Ineligible for License <br />3-18-8: Locations Ineligible for Therapeutic Massage Enterprise License <br />3-18-9: License Restrictions <br />3-18-10: Term, Renewal of License <br />3-18-11: Sanctions for License Violations <br />3-18-12: Violations and Penalties <br /> <br /> <br />3-18-1: PURPOSE: The purpose of this license is to prohibit massage businesses and <br />services to the public except those licensed by the city as therapeutic massage <br />enterprises and massage therapists pursuant to this section. The license <br />regulations prescribed herein are necessary in order to protect businesses that are <br />operating legitimate enterprises, to prevent criminal activity, and to protect the <br />health and welfare of the community. The purpose of this Section is not to impose <br />restrictions or limitations on the freedom of protected speech or expression. <br /> <br />3-18-2: DEFINITIONS: The following words and terms when used for this license shall <br />have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: <br /> <br />Accredited Institution – an educational institution holding accredited <br />status with the United State Department of Education. <br />Accredited Program – a professional massage program accredited by the <br />Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA). <br />Clean – the absence of dirt, grease, rubbish, garbage, and other offensive, <br />unsightly, or extraneous matter.